Dwinae Fluvii nova descriptio [Dvina River]
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A scarce map depicting the course of the Dvina River in strip map style. The headwaters are at bottom left, with the mouth at Archangel in the upper right. The map is decorated with a superb title cartouche surrounded by putti and a distance scale flanked by wildlife. The plate was originally engraved by Jan Jansson. After his death it was inherited by his son-in-law, known as Jansson-Waesberg, who published it in conjunction with Moses Pitt.
Size: 21.25 x 18 inches
Condition: Excellent
Map Maker: Jan Jansson/Moses Pitt
Coloring: Original Hand Coloring
Year: 1680
Condition: Excellent
Map Maker: Jan Jansson/Moses Pitt
Coloring: Original Hand Coloring
Year: 1680
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